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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

2. To what team is Ye Wenjie transferred that picks up and analyzes radio signals in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) Marketing.
(b) History.
(c) Monitoring.
(d) Defense.

3. What is the organization that controls China's nuclear missiles, according to the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) The Seventh Artillery Corps.
(b) The Third Artillery Corps.
(c) The Second Artillery Corps.
(d) The First Artillery Corps.

4. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?
(a) Promontory research.
(b) Cognitive research.
(c) Applied research.
(d) Fundamental research.

5. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wen Jie's profession?

2. Who has implicated Ye Wenjie for writing a letter that promotes anti-socialist ideals in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

3. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. What does "SETI" refer to in the narrative?

5. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

2. Who is Ye Zhetai? What is his character's importance in The Three-Body Problem?

3. When did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution take place? Why is it important in The Three-Body Problem?

4. What imagery is described when Wang looks at the sky using the 3K glasses in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

5. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

6. What does Shi relate to Wang regarding the academic community in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

7. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

8. What has happened to Ye Wenjie's daughter in the novel?

9. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

10. What is the "microwave background" and how is it described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

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